Father/daughter dance=awkward

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I've seen plenty of tough, cowboy fathers (plenty in my family) do a father daughter dance. I'd pick a shorter song and just do a basic slow dance, so it's super easy! The song doesn't have to be super emotional either.

Agree with PP, can be a nice slow song that’s not emotional, or something a little upbeat or whatever.
Did your dad say he wanted to do a dance? It’s not mandatory so you can skip it if you want. FH and I are not doing parent dances and only doing a first dance with each other, but we really don’t like dancing hahaha.

I’ve given my dad a list of songs and asked for his feedback: they range from cheesy to sweet to just fun. l'm also planning to invite other fathers and daughters go join us on the dance floor after about a minute.

Just keep the song short and sweet— a dj can make an abbreviated version or find a good spot to cut it. And...just sway. It’s rare that there’s much dancing here haha, a lot of us have dads kind of like this. I have a great relationship with my dad but, we certainly aren’t sappy, and we both usually shy away from the sentimental stuff. I chose a song I knew he’d love and went up and truly really just did the slight sway back and forth around the dance floor— TRADE SECRET: we didn’t really “dance” and didn’t focus on that part— we actually just TALKED the whole time. We just had a nice little one on one conversation , little story about the day, asked him about some stuff from the morning, told him a little about getting ready and a story from the end of the welcome party the night before. Totally regular every day conversation— it was perfect.
(Then I was over it and started doing a silly dance and convinced him to join me haha)

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Going with a song from the Drifters... a catchier tune

My dad and I don't really talk, we definitely aren't close. He's never been very involved with my life even though we lived in the same house for 16.5 years and my parents are married. I don't want to dance with him but I also don't want to cause a scene or have people asking why didn't we dance. We are dancing at the same time as FH and his mom... she helped pick a song that wasn't overly sappy and is appropriate for both father/daughter and mother/son (Rascal Flats - My Wish)